COVID-19 Committee
Towns and Cities: Local Power is the Path to Recovery

2nd Report of Session 2021-22 - published 7 December 2021 - HL Paper 115

Contents

Executive summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Committee, its remit and previous work

Towns and cities

The future of towns and cities

Chapter 2: Key risks to towns and cities

Town and city leadership

Accelerating trends

Retail

Work

Public transport

Green spaces

Inequalities

Chapter 3: Key opportunities for towns and cities

Town and city leadership

Accelerating trends

Retail, residential, office and leisure space

Culture and the arts

Retail

Work

Public transport

Green spaces

Inequalities

Chapter 4: The future of our towns and cities

Town and city leadership

Empowering local authority leaders

Local government finances

Business rates

Accelerating trends

Culture and the arts

Housing

Workplaces

Retail

Public transport

Green spaces

Inequalities

Chapter 5: Changes to bring about this future

Town and city leadership

Accelerating trends

Inequalities

Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest

Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Appendix 3: Call for evidence





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